I peaked out this evening to shovel the area in front of my door. The snow can't be higher than 6-7 inches, but good grief it is wet and heavy. We're supposed to get snow on Tuesday, but otherwise temps will be above freezing for awhile. This bodes well for me having a spot to park my car when I get back next Monday from visiting my grandmother ( Read more... )

It is snowing right now. We're expecting 3-6 inches by early tomorrow. That's not so bad, but we had, according to the Daily Progress, close to 10 inches on Saturday. I think it was more like 6 or 7, and a lot of it melted yesterday. It was freezing last weekend. This weekend, we're looking at 1-2 inches of freezing rain, plus 5+ inches of ( Read more... )

Anyone who has read this blog for awhile knows that I don't care for my grandmother. In fact, I can't stand her. And unfortunately, I've allowed thinking on my pending trip to see her to eat into my valuable stress-out-over-proposal time ( Read more... )

My holiday was good, if rushed. After being snowed in for a weekend I managed to navigate my way out of the parking lot and up the street the Monday before Christmas. Road conditions were pretty bad (but drivable) up until the county line, after which the road was perfectly clear. Not sure why C-ville and Albemarle were so bad, given how much ( Read more... )

I tried my hardest to get out of town before the snow started falling today. I rushed home after grading and threw clothes into a suitcase, loaded up my car and hit the road. If everyone else in town hadn't done the same thing, I'd be writing this from home most likely. So yes, I'm very upset about this snow business. I want nice dry roads, ( Read more... )

On Bedard becoming an Oriole again:

According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Bedard's rehab is going well and he's on target to be ready to pitch within the first couple of weeks of April.

Well this is exciting news. I wonder if by "ready to pitch," Zrebiec means "toss to Minor Leaguers in game situations" or "plunking Jeter in the ( Read more... )

Hi, LJ. My last month has been marked by undue worrying and anxiety. I suppose I need to schedule myself an appointment with the psychologist I saw over the summer. I just feel bad about taking time off because I feel like I've taken a lot off already. I had a cold that took awhile to go away and then came back. That was a couple trips to ( Read more... )

Last night I fulfilled a longstanding dream and was a peacock for Halloween. I almost thought it wouldn't happen because as late as Friday morning I hadn't glued a single feather to the felt I bought for backing. But when I got home on Friday I popped Lord of the Rings into my laptop and made myself glue them all. Now there's flue tracked ( Read more... )

The weather was perfect for the Daylily and Wine Festival on Saturday. I bought three bottles and have wine lists from other wineries so I can track down other wines I liked but didn't want to buy or carry that day. I bought a white, a red, and a dessert, all of which I'll probably save until Christmas, which will probably be the next time my ( Read more... )

I have a good lot of dirt to share about the break-up (as it were), but since I don't really have time to do it justice now, I'll hold off and share a funny thing and an exciting thing ( Read more... )